Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7523) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Carving machine operator (wood)
- Furniture production machine operator
- Precision woodworking sawyer
- Wood products machine operator
- Wood turner
- Woodworking lathe operator
- Woodworking machine setter
- Woodworking machine setter-operator
- Woodworking machine set-up operator
Latest woodworking machine tool setters and operators job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
810 open ads- Woodworking machine operator
German title: HOLZBEARBEITUNGSMECHANIKER
IC TEAM GS Zittau IC TEAM Personaldienste GmbH Zeitarbeit · Zittau · Posted 2026-10-17 - Woodworking machine operator
German title: Holzbearbeitungsmechaniker
DEKRA Arbeit GmbH · Meißenheim, Baden · Posted 2026-10-14 - Woodworking machine operator
German title: Holzbearbeitungsmechaniker
JobImpulse Süd GmbH Trier · Bitburg · Posted 2026-10-12 - Woodworking machine operator
German title: Holzbearbeitungsmechaniker
PersonaPlan Gesellschaft für Personalplanung mbH · Waldshut-Tiengen · Posted 2026-10-07 - Woodworking machine operator
German title: Holzbearbeitungsmechaniker
PersonaPlan Gesellschaft für Personalplanung mbH · Waldshut-Tiengen · Posted 2026-10-07 - Woodworking machine operator
German title: HOLZBEARBEITUNGSMECHANIKER
Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH NL Hamburg-Harbug · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-01
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
33 open ads- Operator wanted for industry outside Älmhult
Swedish title: Operatör sökes till industri utanför Älmhult
TopWork Sverige AB · Älmhult · Posted 2026-10-16 - Operator wanted for industry outside Växjö
Swedish title: Operatör sökes till industri utanför Växjö
TopWork Sverige AB · Växjö · Posted 2026-10-16 - CNC operator ensured production in Ekerö
Swedish title: CNC-operatör såg till produktion i Ekerö
Prowork Bemanning AB · Ekerö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Practical problem solver for our newly renovated centre in Hyssna
Swedish title: Praktisk problemlösare till vårt nyrenoverade center i Hyssna
Forsbergs Fritidscenter i Hyssna Aktiebolag · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-13 - Plasterer - Wood
Swedish title: Putsare - Trä
Ikett Personalpartner AB · Osby · Posted 2026-10-13 - Production employee to Staffanstorp
Swedish title: Produktionsmedarbetare till Staffanstorp
Nefab Aktiebolag · Staffanstorp · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where woodworking machine tool setters and operators are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,370 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Estonia | Shortage | €1,512 a month | Tallinn: €720 |
| Germany | Shortage | €3,095 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,444 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,145 a month | Not yet verified |
| Romania | Shortage | €969 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,292 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | €1,088 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,288 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Sweden | Surplus | €3,464 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for woodworking machine tool setters and operators alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What woodworking machine tool setters and operators do
Woodworking machine tool setters and operators set-up, operate and monitor automatic or semi-automatic woodworking machines, such as precision sawing, shaping, planing, boring, turning and woodcarving machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products.
Typical tasks
- Setting-up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products
- Operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products
- Selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications
- Installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules
- Setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others
- Reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions
Finding woodworking machine tool setters and operators jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Wood turner".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.